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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §43.26.7.pr

Interdict on precarium by a grantor with possessory remedies

Passage 7157 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

If the grantor of a precarium is in a position to retain possession through the interdict uti possidetis, even if they might lose in a subsequent dispute over ownership, the interdict for restoring the precarium is valid against the grantee.

[UENULEIUS libro tertio interdictorum. ] §43.26.7.prSed et si eam rem, cuius possessionem per interdictum uti possidetis retinere possim, quamuis futurum esset, ut tenear de proprietate, precario tibi concesserim, teneberis hoc interdicto.
[VENULEIUS, On Interdicts, book three.] But also, if I should grant to you by precarium a thing whose possession I would be able to retain through the interdict uti possidetis, even though it would happen that I might be held liable concerning the ownership, you will be held liable under this interdict.

Notes

  1. §43.26.7.prfuturum esset, ut tenear de proprietate — The phrase 'futurum esset ut' followed by the present subjunctive 'tenear' is a periphrastic expression indicating a future event, dependent on the concessive conjunction 'quamuis'. To be held liable 'de proprietate' means to be subject to liability (i.e., to lose) in a proprietary action (such as rei vindicatio). This indicates that even if the grantor would eventually lose in an ownership dispute, as long as they can protect their possession through the possessory interdict uti possidetis, they can validly grant a precarium and enforce this interdict against the grantee.

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